The European Commission It has been open this Friday to change your communication Regarding community initiatives regarding Defense Not to speak only in terms of rearme In the light of the “sensibilities” that this narrative raises In some Member States, after the criticism of the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchezand the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni.
“We are sensitive to the fact that the name as such can raise some sensibilities in some member states, so This is something we of course hear “has indicated the main spokeswoman for the European Executive, Paula Pinhoat a press conference from Brussels.
In this sense, he has opened to mutate communication on the plan in case rearmament For the initiative of Mobilize up to 800,000 million For military spending, “it makes it difficult to get the message to all EU citizens.”
“Of course then we are willing not only to listen but also to reflect it in the way we communicate it “he has admitted, leaving the door open to introduce changes.
In any case, Pinho has insisted that the term ‘Rearmament’ adopted by the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyento baptize the plan so that the twenty -seven reinforce their defensive abilities refers to the financial instruments To invest more in military capabilities, but the initiative is part of the ‘Preparation 2030’ program that encompasses all Brussels measures so that the EU has a credible deterrence within five years.
This turn occurs after Sanchez arrived at the summit ensuring that “Not at all” Rearme for community investment plans in defense, criticism that add to the position of ItalyI have reaches the plan for weeks. “It seems to me that it is an incomplete approach of the challenge we have ahead”said the president of the government at a press conference after the summit.
Meloni expressed his disagreement again with talking about the rearma of Europe because he understands that Citizens are confused. On the contrary, defends that the concept of defense and security must include issues such as Protection of borders or cybersecurityposition that she and Sánchez share.
At the end of the summit, when asked about the criticisms of Spain and Italy, von der Leyen removed the matter and defended that the approach adopted by the Community Executive It is “much broader” than the concept of “rearme”which is why the surname of ‘Preparation 2030’ has been chosen.
The German conservative pointed out that the Brussels initiative to raise the defense of Europe “from missiles to drones, through artillery”, but also encompasses other elements such as critical infrastructure, military mobility, cybersecurity or communication.
